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County on track to have lowest level of street homelessness ever recorded, housing director said. By Graham Kilmer - May 13th, 2021 10:44 am //end headline wrapper ?> Homes on N. 20th St. File photo by Jeramey Jannene. Milwaukee County has used federal funding to prevent an estimated 5,480 evictions since the COVID-19 pandemic began. David Crowley, the county put approximately $18 million of its allocation from the CARES Act into eviction prevention and housing a...

George Floyd who are deserving of our continued love, strength, and support. “For close to a year, millions across the globe joined the family in their righteous calls for justice, but true justice lies beyond a single verdict. Even after the entire world witnessed George Floyd’s life taken on film, more Black and Brown people lost their lives at the hands of law enforcement. Just days ago, another Black man, Daunte Wright, was killed by a police officer just ten miles away from the courth...

City and county officials have been pursuing option for over a year. By Jeramey Jannene - Feb 12th, 2021 01:26 pm //end headline wrapper ?> Milwaukee Center from City Hall. Photo taken September 23rd, 2012 by Erik Ljung. With state shared revenue declining and property taxes capped, Mayor Tom Barrett has been advocating for a sales tax to bail out Milwaukee’s budget for more than a decade. Governor Tony Evers‘ budget proposal would give him his wish, and po...

Press Release Milwaukee County Awarded Additional $1.34 Million by MacArthur Foundation Safety and Justice Challenge to Rethink Local Justice System New Funding Will Support Initiatives Aimed at Preventing Unnecessary Jail Use and Advancing Racial Equity MILWAUKEE – February 9, 2021 – By way of the Milwaukee Community Justice Council (CJC), Milwaukee County is the recipient of a $1.34 million grant by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to continue building on efforts to rethi...

Rep. Evan Goyke thinks the failure of the states plan can lead to creative reforms. By Graham Kilmer - Jan 11th, 2021 05:44 pm //end headline wrapper ?> Lincoln Hills School and Copper Lake School. Photo from the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. The State of Wisconsin’s two youth prisons are supposed to close this summer, but the state has failed to move forward, or fund, plans for new facilities, and now the deadline can’t be met, as Urban Milwaukee has ...

Moore Omokunde was elected to Crowley’s former seat as Representative of State Assembly District 17 in November. He resigned his seat on the County Board December 18th. Moore Omokunde has been on the board since 2015, serving on a handful of committees. In a statement, he said he was “especially proud” of the county’s declaration of racism as a public health crisis and “the numerous resolutions and ordinance changes that have come from that declaration.” Since 2016, he served as cha...

  MILWAUKEE, WI – Today, Milwaukee County, and partner Imagine MKE, announced recipients of pandemic relief aid for art and culture organizations. The announcement comes after last month’s action by the County Board to authorize an allocation of $700,000 in CARES Act funding for arts and culture organizations adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. “The cultural and creative sectors of our County are important in terms of their economic impact and their employment, but they also spu...

“The loss of Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson is devastating. Today, I join the people of Wisconsin in mourning her passing. I am thinking of the Justice’s family and friends at this difficult time. “Chief Justice Abrahamson was a remarkable public servant and a jurist of historic stature whose 40-year career on the court is hallmarked by her efforts to make Wisconsin a fair and more just place to live. “She was the first woman to serve on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and the first to s...

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley Applauds County Board for Investments in Equity County leaders approve $5 million for emergency COVID-19 funds and an additional $425,000 for Community Resilience Fund MILWAUKEE, WI – As negotiations continue in Washington on the next package of COVID-19 pandemic relief for Americans nationwide, and leaders on both sides signal that direct and flexible aid for state and local governments will be discussed as a separate package not to be passed until af...

Not entirely, but it’s fallen well short of its goals. By Bruce Murphy - Dec 16th, 2020 09:56 am //end headline wrapper ?> DEFUND THE POLICE mural. Photos by Jeramey Jannene. Last summer Mayor Tom Barrett was alarmed by a movement to slash that the city’s budget for police. Community activists in town were pushing for a 25% cut in the budget, potentially cutting the force by more than 400 officers, which the mayor saw as a disaster for Milwaukee. He began co...